It was once said that Santa Claus was going straight to the ghetto. Along the way he put it on a couple of guys’ hearts to close the year out with some thought provoking music. With all due respect, I am not talking about the R. Kelly Christmas album. I'm talking about J. Cole and TDE's Ab-Soul. Here at VA Mag we've discussed Cole's album in conversations surrounding the best album of the year, yes, already. While Ab-Soul's project may not be the top album, I think it should definitely be mentioned among the top 10 hip-hop albums of 2016.